Where does “*smelt” come from?

*smelt (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic smeltaz, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

*smelt (Proto-West Germanic): smelt

Definitions

  1. smelt

Ancestry of “*smelt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmeltazsmelt
2Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “*smelt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaz →